Pencil-holder.



No. 689,843 atented Dec. 3|, I90l.

F. J. ATkms.

PENCIL HOLDER.

"Application filed Apr. 4, 1901.1

(No Model.)

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UNlTED STATES.

PATENT 'GFFICE.

FRANK JOHN ATKINS, OF FORT MADISON, IOWVA.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,843, dated December31, 1901.

Application filed April 4, 1901. Serial No. 54,366. (No model.)

To all whom it may conoornr- Be it known that I, FRANK J OHN A'rxnvs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Fort Madison, in the county ofLee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Pencil Holder, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pencil-holder for application to the pocketof a garment; and the object of thesame is to provide a simple andeffective device of this class that can be easily applied in operativeposition at the mouth portion of a pocket and effectively hold pencilsor other articles in place in a pocket without liability of falling fromthe latter, the improved device being strong and durable and inexpensivein the cost of manufacture.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of agarment, showing a pocket with the improved device operatively appliedto the mouth or entrance portion thereof. Fig. 2 is a detail perspectiveview of the improved device. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the frame ofthe holder. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section through the device,as shown by Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates the frame of the device,which is shown by Fig.3, and includes an upstanding enlarged inverted-U-shaped loop 2, mergingat the lower extremities or legs into spring-coils 3, and from oppositeportions of the latter arms 4 extend upwardly and rearwardly toward thelegs of the said loop 2 at an angle of inclination. The'arms 4 extendupwardly about midway of the length of the loop 2 and at their upperextremities continue into spring-coils 5, having a U- shaped keeper 6depending from the inner opposing por -ns thereof, the said keeper beingof less w cal extent than the arms. The entire franc is constructed andbent into shape from a single piece of spring-wire of suitable gage,andit willbe seen that it is completely open at the bottom between thecoils 3, and also it will be understood that the coils 3 and 5 cause theparts with which they are intimately related to tend to return to normalposition when pulled or spread apart, so that -when the device isapplied and pencils or other articles are inserted thereina firmremovable securemeut of the entire device will result and the pencils orother articles will be reliably retained in proper position.- The frameas thus formed is provided with a covering 7, of leather, cloth, orother suitable material, which may have suitable advertising matterapplied thereto to designate a certain business or the name of amerchant or company,.and which will be located on the portion of thecoveringover the upper portion of the loop 2, the keeper 6, or on thefront below the latter. It is also intended to embellish the saidcovering with designs or ornamentations of a pleasing character and tocolor the same as maybe desired. The covering 7 is applied in suchmanner that all the parts of the frame are inclosed, and the individualparts of the said frame are free to perform their several functions, anopening 8 being formed between the front and rear portions of thecovering below the coils 3, as clearly shown by Fig. 4, to permitpencils, pens, tooth-brushes, or other articles inserted in the deviceto depend below the same into the body of the pocket to which the holderis operatively applied. The covering also provides closing means for thefront and rear portions of the frame and prevents the articles insertedin the holder from coming in contact with the upper portion of thepocket and produces a more extended frictional grip on the articlesplaced therein.

In applying the improved holder the covered keeper 6 is caught andpressed downwardly over the upper edge portion of a pocket, as shown byFig. 1, so that the arms 4, coils 3, and the lower portion of the loop 2will depend into and be hidden within the pocket, thereby leaving thekeeper exposed over the front of the pocket and the upper part of thecovered loop 2 standingv above the latter to serve as a guard or shieldto protect and prevent breakage of pencitpoints and also to assist inguiding the articles placed in the holder to the proper point forinsertion therethrough. The articles are pushed downwardly through theholder between the front and rear portions of the covering and throughthe lower opening 8, and the parts of the frame being shaped andarranged as set forth and of a resilient nature will set up a bindingaction on the articles and firmly hold them in the pocket againstaccidental displacement or disengagement. One or more of the articlescan be withdrawn at any time desired without in the least detractingfrom the effectiveness of the holder in retaining the remaining devicestherein.

Changes in the form, size, proportions, and minor details may beresorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Aholder of the class set forth, comprising a frame having an inverted- U-shaped loop, front arms having upper coils, and a U- shapedkeeper-depending from the coils of the arms, the arms being of lessvertical height than the inverted-U-shaped loop and connected to thelower portion of the latter by coils.

2. A holder of the class set forth, comprisin g a frame made fromresilient material open at the lower portion and having an inverted-U-shaped loop, front arms, and a U-shaped keeper depending from theupper portions of the arms and of less downward extent than the latter,the arms being of less vertical height than the inverted-U -shaped loop,and a covering for the frame forming front and rear portions for theholder and also open at the bottom, the arms extending rearwardly towardthe legs of the inverted- U -shaped loop to provide for a clam pingcontraction between the parts of the covering over the upper extremitiesof the arms and the adjacent portion of the covering over said inverted-U- shaped loop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK JOHN ATKINS.

Witnesses:

JNo. M. IIoBBs, A. D. WHITMoRE.

